Back-band and hook attachment therefor.



W. 0.1BARNETT. A BACK BAND AND HOOK ATTAGHMEN '1l THERBFOR.

APPLIOATO'N FILED FEB. 23, 1907.

` Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

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- ERS cc., WASHINGTON. n. C,

WILLIAM OSBORNEV BARNETT, OF AMERIOUS, GEORGIA.

:BACK-BAND AND HOOK ATTACHMENT THEREFOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

App1ioation filed. February 23, 1907. Serial No. 358,926.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known'that I, WILLIAM O. BARNETT, a resident of Americus, in thecounty of Sumter and State of Georgia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Baclr-Bands and Hook Attachments Therefor; andIdo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription 0f Athe invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same. e

My invention relates to improvements in back bands and hook attachmenttherefor, the object of the invention being to `provide a hook which canbe adjusted and which will be maintained out of contact with the animal.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaims. i f

In the accompanying` drawings, Figure l is a view inelevationillustrating my im provements. Fig. 2 isa view in section, andFigs. 3 and 4 are views of the hook and its supporting plate detached.

l' represents a back band, which maybe of fabric or leather, and towhich, at its ends, metal plates 2 are secured by rivets 3,

as shown.

.Each plate 2 is made with a slot 3a having a general compound curvaturewith offsets 4 at intervals, said offsets being of the same width as thebody or main portion of the slot, to receive the hook therein; The hook5 which projects through slot 3 is provided with a head 6 on its innerend, larger than the diameter of the slot to secure the hook to theplate, yet permit movement of the hook in the slot to any of the offsets4, all of which latter are in alinement and located different distancesfrom the end of the band or strap l and hence permit the chain trace(not shown) connected to the hook to be adjusted to suit conditions. Bylocating the slot 3a ing witnesses.

with its offsets 4 in the upper portion of the plate, the lower portionof the latter will serve to prevent the engagement of the hook 5 withthe back band and prevent the hook from injuring the horse.

` The hook may be made in various ways, the form shown consisting of ametal rod bent into coiled shape to receive the trace chain and havingtwo points of engagement with the plate, to prevent turning of the hook.while in use.

The slot may of course be made of several convolutions in its curvatureto provide more than three points of adjustment of the hook and I do notrestrict myself in this regard, and a great many other changes might bemade in the general form and arrangement of parts described withoutdeparting from'my invention, and hence, I do not restrict myself to theprecise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make suchslight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit andscope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent is The combination with a strap or band, of aflat plate secured thereto and provided with a slot having a compoundcurvature forming a series of tongues projecting laterally toward therespective side edges of the plate, the latter provided with notches atthe inner ends of said tongues and communieating with said slot, a hookmovable in the slot and having a headconned between the plate and strapor band and engaging both, the headed end ofthe hook adapted to engagein any of the notches, and fastening devices securing said tonguesagainst the strap or band.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscrib- WILLIAM OSBORNE BARNETT. Witnesses:

II. E. ALLEN,

S. R. Hers.

